Boyd's Speedway
McDowell collects $4,000 with 40-lap win at Boyd's
RINGGOLD, Ga. (March 8) — Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., stole the point from pole-starting Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., at the halfway mark of Friday's March Madness main event at Boyd’s Speedway for his first victory of 2013.
Driving for Team Dillon Racing, McDowell earned $4,000 for the 40-lap victory in the unsanctioned event for Super Late Models at the third-mile oval. | Video
“It took us a while to get going,” said McDowell, who rode behind the high-running Davenport early in the race before taking the lead with a low-side pass on lap 20. "Jonathan was awful good around the top side there, so I kinda found a groove in the bottom and got by him.”
Davenport, who topped 36 drivers in qualifying, settled for second with Randy Weaver of Crossville, Tenn., in third. Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., was fourth while Steve Casebolt of Richmond, In., rallied from his 13th starting spot to round out the top five.
The event was slowed by six cautions, all for minor incidents.
Notes: McDowell’s MasterSbilt Race Car is sponsored by Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, Cometic Gaskets and Big Dog Motorsports. ... McDowell’s previous Dirt Late Model victory came Sept. 22 at Winchester (Va.) Speedway in the Winchester 200, his debut in his MasterSbilt car. ... McDowell and many of the same drivers will head just up the road to Cleveland (Tenn.) Speedway on Saturday for the Southern All Star-sanctioned Shamrock. ... . ... Oregon driver Billy Workman Jr. finished 12th in piloting a Team Dillon Racing entry as a teammate to McDowell. ... Fifteen drivers completed 40 laps at Boyd's. ... Steve Casebolt’s 13th-to-fifth run came after his snow-shortened Bama Bash victory the previous weekend at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, Ala.; Casebolt has connected with Tennessee-based D&R Motorsports for 2013. ... Ice Bowl winner Ross Martin dropped out after drawing an early caution. ... The top 10 drivers from qualifying were locked in the main event; remaining drivers ran a pair of consolation races to secure starting spots. ... Michael Page won Feb. 9's Cabin Fever 40 at Boyd’s but didn’t enter March Madness. ... Boyd’s takes March 15 off before beginning its regular-season racing on March 22. ... The next Super Late Model special comes April 19 with a $3,000-to-win Southern Regional Racing Series event.
March Madness: (1) Dale McDowell, (2) Jonathan Davenport, (3) Randy Weaver, (4) Billy Ogle Jr., (5) Steve Casebolt, (6) Donald McIntosh, (7) Jake Knowles, (8) Dylan Ames, (9) William Thomas, (10) Tony Knowles, (11) Ray Cook, (12) Billy Workman Jr., (13) T.J. Alford, (14) Logan Yates, (15) David Payne, (16) Tommy Bailey, (17) Jason Welshan, (18) Derek Ellis, (19) Lavon Sparks, (20) Jay Scott, (21) Tim Busha, (22) Riley Hickman, (23) Austin Smith, (24) Ross Martin. Fast qualifier (among 36 cars): Davenport, 13.140 seconds. Consolation race winners: Thomas, Ames.
